Re: Adding usernames to pg_hba.conf

Sorry, the previous posting didn't have the full patch. This one does.

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pgman wrote:
> This patch completes the following TODO item:
>
> * Allow usernames to be specified directly in pg_hba.conf (Bruce)
>
> Currently, we allow usernames in secondary password files, but this is a
> very confusing feature. This patch:
>
> o removes secondary password file support
> o adds a user name column just after the database column
> o allows a comma separated list of usernames or databases
> o allows another file to contain a list of username/databases
> by preceding the pg_hba.conf entry with '@'
> o allow single or double-quoting of user/database names
>
> See the documentation changes and new pg_hba.conf diffs for samples.
>
> Is the '@' sign a good way to identify a file name? Is putting the
> username column just after the database column the right place for it?

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